Window raising and lowering means.



S. WL NICHOLSON.

wlNDow HAISING AND LOWEHING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, |914.

1,1 83,901. Patented Imy23,1916.

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STANLEY W. NIOEOLSGN, QF TQLEDO, GEIQ, .SSIGNOR TO THE MILBURN WAGQN COMPANY, 0F TCLED, 03H10, GDRPORATION 0F OHIO. i I

'WINQGW MISIG LIND LGWERING MEANS.

Specicaton-of Letters Patent.

Patented May' 23, ieic.

.To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, STANLEY W, Noecorf sox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident or' Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Window Raising and Low ering Means; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de'- scription of the invention, such as will en; able others skilled in the art to which it api pertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying draw4 ings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates particularly to means for controlling the raising and loWering of windows, but is not restricted ,to such use as it may be usedin any connection for which it may be adapted or appropriate.

The object of -my vinvention is the provi sion of means of the character described which is simple and inexpenshc in its con struction, is easilyA operated to raise or lower the associated window, and is p-.f-trticularly adapted for use in connection with the type of windows conunonly used in closed automobiles and other vehicles, which windows have lowering movements when being opened.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a means of the character dew scribed, which is automatically locked in any position of its window raising orlowering movement where it is permitted to rest when the pressure exerted by the raising or lowering action is released from the control means.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and While, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an inner side elevation of a vehicle door with the invention associated therewith and with the window partly low ered. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of the invention. with parts broken away and with the operating handle removed. Fig. 3 is a section on the line af, in Fig. 2. with parts in full. Fig. 4 is an enlargedcrosssection of a portion of the door taken above the window raising and lowering means thereof, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged inner side view of the control handle removed from the parts with which it is associated.

Referring to the drawings, 1, in the pres ent instance, designates a vehicle door having a window opening 2 therein, and 3 designates a glass or window part-which is adapted to stand in position to close the opening 2 or to be lowered into the lower portion of the door, which is made hollow for such purpose, as is customary in doors commonly used in closed vehicles, such for instance, as automobiles.

The window or member 3 is intended t0 rest freely at its lower edge on a roller 4, which is carried at the free end of a vertically swinging arm `5,`said arm being provided adjacent to its inner endwith a journal or trunnion part 6 that is mounted for pivotal movements in a bearing bracket 7 The arm 5 and bracket 7 are disposed within the hollow or lower portion of the door 1, and the bracket is bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the inner side of one of the upright casing members 8 of the door, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, in position for the arm 5 to project widthwise of the door within the hollow portion thereof into which hollow portion the window or mem- 'ber 3 has its lowering movements. AIt is evident-.that a swinging of the arm 5 will cause the roller 4 to travel along the lower edge of the window or member 3 and to ejcct or permit a raising or lowering of such member as the case may be.

The journal or trunnion portion 6 of the arm 5 is provided transversely thereof with two parallel sockets 9, one at each vside of the trunnion axis, and each terminating at' one end short ofthe adjacent side of the trunnion, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In each of the sockets 9 is mounted a dog 10, which is adapted to have reciprocatory movements longitudinally of the socket, and c is provided at its outer end with a tooth 11, which is adapted to project into a registering one of a series of notches 12 provided within thc wall of the journal receiving opening of the bracket. A coiled compressionspring 13 is disposed within the inner end of each socket and has one end thrust against the inner end of the associated dog 10 to urge an outward movement of the dog to force the tooth 11 into a registering one of the notches 12. Each of the teeth l1 of the two dogs is beveled atv one side thereof to yfrom nnteh engaging prieitinn .other direction reintive t0 the bracket iE permit a turning; of the jonrnai er tri` mxdtpart G in one direction relative te hnarket 7 without withdrawing th The t e t sides of the teeth 11 :1re reverse]l positinneai hmverer, with reepeet t0 the tnrninff inmement (rf the trnnnion f3 so tht one dog nur meiiy locks the trnnninn from tuning-f is one direction :1nd the other deg nnrnmily ineks the triinnion against e. turning in th', in the preezent instance, the teeth ll have their inner or adjacent sides heveied,

The Swinging movements 0i' the and the reiensing movements of the iefpec tire dogs-s 'i0 from engagement with the notches l2 et the bracket member are ennt-rolied hy :i Controlling hanfiie Mh, .Yhirzh ifa mounted for `free turning movements on a pivot stud 15 projeeting nxiaiiy from one emi of the journal or trunnion part ft said hundie, in the present intnneei being pes-erlitt the inner side of the her i. handle 1% retained in` hinge v gagen'ientg, with the stud 'l5 by :inv either .suitahie rnnm'ier.

fir in the le provided The in side (if its 'inner enii portieri rehitinn to the stud with l hess; or projet-thin i7, which .v through a reg-Metering eegmentzl Sint the iidjzieent end of the trlinnifz-n part if?,t :is shewn in Fig. 3 sind hy dettati ii lFig. 2. The hess l' is of iess iengtii um the sint 1S tu permit the hzinie te have lin'iiteri making mlwenients relative te the trunnien par( (E. "Vixen tin`l han: ie has he. rocked z: matti" :it distanttu piave either emi mi its hose; tive end waii the sint 15a a nm'iinner reciting meren-:e1v of the vhandle wii .inn part. rue-hing movement in the sume direi;- tiwn to thv trumiion part und arm 5, A.

pin if) hrnjertu nntwnniy 'trein each deg l() intl: the r ,-fftive d portieri nf the Sint 1S und in thiguith ni' mfwemt it ni the respective emi fr? the im 1T, whereby the mssi i7 when rnehed i i eimer Ninn wiii i :1ct against the pin '1U toward whirh it ie being roel-:ed and e'efrft. :x Sufiieient meub ment ni" such pin and the sittin-hed fing in ithdriiw the nr' rizreri ffwh il trmn notch engaging msitim': het'm'e the enf i the hrm-.e1 inns innred intw thrust v =-t espertive. end wziii 0f the :il

pin ii) has nimed fr@ eri' "tering: noti i 1??" in the mit el ir-,nt :fi mori-me wir the vite-"i n swinging; me :rin

"iirertinn tiret maires released puntini: t' mi?? 11'). whif'h inf' the :irri-i i in the fhneirel! irertil '1 ginitixeiy finge the zarniT the w it? et the set riding 'reeiy laver the fr.

notched Surface et' the bracket. opening nrinf; "n movement. YUpon e releasing ie de., ie it mures t0 nentrni position under the teminn of the springs actng .against the i'mwls if) and permits beth pawis to have lacking enffzigenien with the bracket nn uhr, thus; homing" the erm 5 in mignsted j.; i

weight. nt the window or member 3 en ie anni 5 is; cof-niter-bziianced., in the present retenue hyu @what 'contractile Spring 2. n W zit une end of which is fixed, es at side if the swinging axis of the nnentzat plate 'vf, which eneircies ne trunnion part il around the "Hring, und. is heiter! or Otherwise enitzihiy ti/eei at its ends te the arm 5, as :it

5% i The ether end (it the spring "i is meti* at 25, tn the npptite edge (hier 1. er tn any ether suit-- within the 'lum'. The i'reeent instance` is shown as severed in u fixed manner, 5, t0 the apposite end of 'i sereni mien mrt i3 fr mi the hende H and :im :i umg; end ii, Shert eran lprnjectsnni Suid trim-1 i fig irnuted to form ,`n.T. if l ve provided zi simple for emitrning the raise't :i1 vertieziiiy movable member and that such i if; hack the windev.' et :my

ei' movement, the Mekmtnunith reiensefl by iiwn :in iniizii moreit herr-ni' uit whieh :i rmitinning if ihe nimemen, of the control hamile effects ed Swinging et the window-engaging in Yentifm :my .epee ne r; V:tion .fir-ni mi the wir.; it eupzniiune; without de` parting andersrum teil :i

' 7 Awrm ni' inviting lin-mns in amitier n); inrentifm, that other foi-in. wenn sniuihf i'ur lthe. purpose my iw, 'znie-jfmi if desired.

ihwing thm., ifmfrriln-si my invnntiom Wha i .P111 in ne; new' mit nini mi:

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vided with in :innnhii' i1-riusoif wesh, a.

swinging arm having a trnnninn part iour nailed in sani ummm@- sziid Mannion part having :i hearing, sind. 'prnifcting coaxiaiiy from une side thorpn'f, a pair 0i paraiini receases, provided in said riinnimi part trainsierseiy nt its axis mi one at mich Sir` e there of, n dog miminted in auch recess; for recij rotating movements tiwrcin and adapted to Qngnge'n-tftheir onteieznii with saiii series loi' teeth, one (iugcngraging with the teeth in n imminenti nerinii'l rnhiinn. of the rum nion part in one directimi :ind the other dog engaging with the tmf-th in n manner to permit rotation o? the trnnninn part the op posit@ direction, 'n ring mnunted in the base portion if nach recess. und urging mi fintwai'd movement. nf the asnciat'ed dog, und :i timidi@ mounbaiil on said stud for iim iiled making movements, relative theretfiand @iwinhie when :'Ccicmi .in on@ direction rein tive tn the sind' tn migeigehnd one dog to Iwrinit n turning nf the trunnion puri. in the (iirectuin for which it is rw @L und vice verga..

In omnhinfition, a hearing rnnmhei'having' an opmiing therein with :its waii gimvided with un annular series of teeth, v. trnnnin part liniirnahx in the opening of the bearing mt-niiier :ind 'fm' nid with :i parir ntf vsocizets and :i segmntaii opening lending to the hitter, a Spring'zwtnated dan.: in @zich maker ot the: part adapted for engaging with .the teeth nt' the member. und :i hnnde haring n, segnmntni pi'ujoctimi ou'eraihie in the svgmentzii ripening ofthe part for am gzigvmvnt with either dug: to n'im'e the iziiim' against the :iftimi of its Spring,

i. .In cnmbinniiioinu hnm'ing memiwij haw infr. :in irpeiiing: thxvmn with its wrxii gir@- viiind with :in finniiiz/:r series of tuettn :i Liiinninn part, yiournnied in the; (mening (if thu iwnring member :and ifm'nirii with si gmiz of sockvth anni :i wgmunthi owning hmding' tu thv intuir.' :i 'spr-ing actuated L4:ing in mach suchet; of 4th" mart atlanti-ifi ffii' vngziging with the tifath 6i' the invinhci; un ixxiziiiy vxteniling' sind im thtl part. unifi. :i ininiiiv umknbiff in ther stmi :rmi haring! :i imjniitinn upm-(shin "n th#x sii-fiiiwitiii @pinning m thc the opening, :i ti'nnninn piiz't jonrniiied in the opening 'of thv hearing nwmhcr, :i pair of dogs xnuvnhly nmnntvd mi the part for engaging the lest/h uf the inmi'ih-fr, a, hfindie rochahiji' mounted 0n one Shiv ui" tin trunnion mrt for mignging hither (ing in disengzige it, from thi teeth (if mid nwinher. und an :iz-ni seemed tu the apposite side of the trlinnion part and across the hearing memher.

(3, In cornhin:ation5 :i hearing member having an opening and :i seriez? of (90th about. the ripening. a trunnion part joui-iniicd in the opening 0f the imiring member, :i pair of dogs movnbly mounted on the priit for engaging the, teeth ut' the meinhifr, fr handle. rockiihiy mounted on me side ift' the trunninn party fur engaging either dog im disait gage it from the teeth of Suid member, :in :arm wcmeii hctiwcn ity mima in the opposite Sidi @if tinx part, :i sifil'nivntzzi pint@ conaentiic with the hitter :ind inning its Untis sQ'clirGd i0 thv zii'ni mi vm'h Sith* 0i thv point; at which it, is secured in thv mrt, :md :i spring haring one end securvii to the pint@ anni its-z ipnfiit mi :niiiptwi for iwing iincin'areii to :i f xei'i part.

i" In umnhinzitimnzi hearing nwnihm' having an opening therein with its wail pr0- 'vided with :in annui-(ir Series of teeth, i: trimniun imi-t imiriniimi in thv (mening 'il' the: tsv-ming member nini. tvurnfsii with :i 'pair mi pai-nite! surkots anni u fsnginentni awning mininiinicziting thervwitin :a stnil extend ing; nxinliy from the tilinnimi pari, :i spring :ictnzitvd .ring in nach unikat timing zi int,- (wzii pin :und adapted In singing@ the, tenth of thi hvarinjgj mQmhvI; :imi .i immiio rncimbhf un th(- fztmi :un primitivi! with :i hi'nicutimi ntiuirited for munir-isnt tom-.ril hither und mili of the seginvntiii @Dining :mii iinggngv wither pin u? th(` logra to Nimmo the (ing hum the teeth mi" the znviniws'.

in testimony whereof, I have hex-annie signed my nume t0 this spoffiizition in tim prfsvnce of two subscribing witnesses, 

